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More Mosques Try to Attract Younger Muslims

Family Activities, Wider Roles for Women Mark a Cultural Shift

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Karishma Mehrotra

Updated Nov. 14, 2014 5:59 p.m. ET

ROSWELL, Ga.—Growing up in the U.S., being a Muslim was very difficult for Ayesha Haddad. She couldn’t play volleyball because the shorts were too short. She couldn’t be a cheerleader because the skirts were too tiny. She couldn’t talk to certain people because they didn’t practice Islam.

Her mosque also didn’t offer any activities; it was only a place to pray. By the time she was 16, she had stopped practicing the religion...